Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-07

nnon the races here. ID to Yesterday his
betting had been unsuccessful, but on ihat
6av he mt a large sum OF money upon
Richmond and won enough to make all his
Losses good. to pay the expenses OF MS trip
here and to carry away good deal more
than he brought here with him Mr.. Wlse
onneared at court here to-day az counsel
far Matthews, young man from Richmond,
Who ia charged with siabbing Fostberg, an
artist CT this city, at brewery here one
night last week.
Queen Kapiolan visited the Treasury
Department this morning and was escorted
through the building by Secretary Fairchlld.
She was accompanied by Minister and Mrs.
Carter, Gen. Domines, Capt. Taylor, U. 5.
A.. Lieut.. Rodgers, U. S. N, and Mr..
Brown. of the Department Of State. Mrs.
Faircbild Joined the party AZ the Treasury
and assisted the Secretary in explaining the
different points Of interest The cash vaults
were visited, and the Queen seemed TO take
deep interest in the mountains gold and
silver stored therein. She was, however,
more particularly interested in the admins
tration of the life saving service, and said size
desired to introduce the same system into
her own kingdom. The Queen and suite will
1t. Cowles who commanded thu Dispatch,
when she took the Queen to Mt. Vernon
Yesterday. in his address to the Queen, told
her "the Secretary OF the Navy was always
clad to render service to beautiful woman,
and was doubly pleased when that beautiful
woman was herself" This speech has made
the Lieutenant notorious, for TO mortal ever
before included beauty among the Queens
attractions.
Among the strangers in the city to day Is
State Senator Meredith, of the Alexandria
district, Va. The Senator says when he
left Richmond last night the feeling about
the settlement of the State debt seemed to
be decidedly more hopeful than ii had been.
There was no definite information that be
knew of to warrant this feeling, bat it seem
ed to be in the air that the prospect OF a
settlement was brighter than itever had been
before. He said that possibly the English
men may have received instructions from
home TO so abate their demands for interest
as to be willing to accept seven or eight
hundred thousand dollars as the annual
amount thereof, and if that be so, he SAID,
the State could afford to pay it readily with
out increasing taxation, and without cur
failing any of her other appropriations. The
Senator said he had good deal OF trouble
in getting the Mineral Railroad bill through
the Senate without amendment. Should
the debt question bo settled, he said, he
thought the legislature would adjourn next
| week.
Representative Taulpee, of Kentucky,
who took such prominent part In the
proceedings of the recent democratic con-
vention Of his State, was at the Capitol to-
day. To the GAzETrE's correspondent he
said the newspaper report printed here to
the effect that he had been hooted down for
his opposition to the resolution endorsing the
President was utterly incorrect. Ho had
with him the manuscript of the original reso
luton offered By Mr.. Mckenzie, which
avouched the wisdom of the President and
pledged him the unqualified and uncondi.
toned support of the convention ia the fu-
ture That resolution, Mr.. Taulbee, says,
would have been defeated if il had been sub
miited to a vote OF the convention. la
committee it was essentially modified, among
other ways by omting all mention OF the
word wisdom, and by only pledging support
to the future acts Of the President that may
be worthy of democratic support. In rep, y
| to a question "a to whether the Kentucky
delegation to the next national democratic
convention would be for Cleveland, he said
that would depend altogether upon the dis
position of the other democrats in the State
| to oppose those who hold federal offices.
| Ex-representative Barbour Of the Alexandra
district, has gone 10 New York on private bu5i-
ness.